Vocabulary Words

5. Independent city that operates like a small country controls city and lands with own government
9. A society or family that is based around males
12. World's oldest calendar based on lunar cycle and used a 354 day year
16. City-state of Ur invented this it's considered the most important mechanical invention in history
17. Metal tool that is used to carve open the ground planting
18. World's oldest great work of literature the story is known to have influenced many Biblical stories
19. Earliest form of writing created by mankind
21. The belief in many gods or goddesses in religion
22. The " land between the rivers"
23. A time period where humans began using metal tools

1. World's oldest complete code of law they listed crime and punishments
2. Trading of goods and services
3. A system where people focus on one thing and become specialists in that producing more than they can use and selling the rest
4. Mineral, forests, water, and fertile land can be used by people for economic gain
6. Muddy material left after a river floods helps create rich farmland
7. Called the cradle of civilization, an area of modern day Iraq, Syria, and Turkey where human civilization developed
8. System of organizing society into groups and ranked in order of importance to society
10. Babylonian king is credited with building the legendary Hanging Gardens and destroying most of Jerusalem
11. Person who has the ability to write in ancient times
13. Method in which water is supplied to plants at regular intervals for agriculture
14. Is based around agriculture and cannot survive without producing much of their own food
15. Flat area of land that sits near a water source that floods creates good farmland
20. A religious temple in Mesopotamia